Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUkraine: A Restart Of History
Season 2 Episode 40
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, political scientist Francis Fukuyama famously proclaimed the "end of history" and of humankind’s ideological evolu…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Private Equity Debate: Is it a Good Investment?
Season 2 Episode 39
Is private equity a good investment? Jeffrey Hooke, Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins' Carey School of Business, claims that private equity has not be…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Causes And Effects Of Today's Inflation, With Raghuram Rajan
Season 2 Episode 38
The Federal Reserve is likely to hike interest rates in March due to high inflation and the strong labor market. But where did this inflation come fr…
4 years, 3 months ago
Meritocracy: The Genetic Lottery with Kathryn Paige Harden
Season 2 Episode 37
Last year, Capitalisn’t featured two episodes on the pluses and minuses of meritocracy. Supporters of meritocracy, such as Adrian Wooldrige, emphasiz…
4 years, 3 months ago
Capitalism As A Contradiction With Yanis Varoufakis
Season 2 Episode 36
Yanis Varoufakis is a vocal critic of capitalism. He is a Greek academic, writer, and politician – as former Minister of Finance, led negotiations du…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Political Polarization of Corporate America
Season 2 Episode 35
Increased polarization in America has meant more political homogeneity across our digital, social, and civic spaces. But what about our workplaces, w…
4 years, 4 months ago
Is “Woke” Capitalism A Threat To Democracy?
Season 2 Episode 34
Vivek Ramaswamy, a scientist, lawyer, and former venture capitalist and entrepreneur, has a new book out: "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Soc…
4 years, 5 months ago
How Antitrust Failed Workers With Eric Posner
Season 2 Episode 33
The monopoly power of massive tech platforms has thrust antitrust law back into the spotlight in recent years. But while everyone was focused on mono…
4 years, 5 months ago
A Turning Point In The History Of Capitalism?
Season 2 Episode 32
Histories are often relegated to the sidelines of economic study. But what do we lose in our theories when we only focus on the math and models? In…
4 years, 6 months ago
Is Evergrande Really China’s Lehman Moment?
Season 2 Episode 31
In September China's second largest real-estate developer, Evergrande, missed an $83.5 million debt payment. Skeptics and bears on China have long sa…
4 years, 6 months ago